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Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (IFF) from February 2021 to July 2025. Prior to joining IFF, Dr. Johnson held various roles at DuPont where she was associate general counsel for the nutrition and biosciences business from 2019 to February 2021. During her career at DuPont, she held various legal leadership roles supporting its commercial and intellectual property teams, including with the company's seed business. Prior to joining DuPont in 2013, Dr. Johnson was a partner at the global intellectual property law firm, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P. Dr. Johnson earned a Ph.D. in plant biology and a bachelor of science degree in genetics and plant biology from the University of California, Berkeley, and a juris doctorate from the University of Washington. Ms. Grimm was named Senior Vice President and Chief People Officer of Corteva effective March 2022. Beginning in 2021, she served as Vice President, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) HR, with added responsibility for Corteva's global culture and inclusion and belonging efforts, and before that as HR Director for Corteva's EMEA region from 2017 to 2021. Ms. Grimm spent her early career with The Dow Chemical Company, where she held a series of progressive HR roles leading to her appointment as Vice President, HR of the Agricultural division of The Dow Chemical Company in 2015.

Kerry J. Preete, age 65, had an extensive career at the Monsanto Company, where he worked for over thirty years in roles of increasing responsibility. Mr. Preete served as the executive vice president and chief strategy officer for Monsanto, from 2010 until his retirement in June 2018, and agreed to stay on as an employee of Bayer AG after Monsanto's acquisition through December 2018. As chief strategy officer, Mr. Preete oversaw the information technology function, including Monsanto's digital and cybersecurity transformations. In this role, he also led the company's M&A and venture capital initiatives, Also at Monsanto, Mr. Preete served as the president of global crop protection and chemicals, from 2009 to 2010, as the vice president of international crops business, from 2008 to 2009, as the president of seminis vegetable seeds, from 2005 to 2008, as the vice president of U.S. markets, from 2001 to 2005, as the vice president of global product management, from 1999 to 2001, and as the director of global product stewardship and chemicals, from 1998 to 1999. Earlier in his career at Monsanto, Mr. Preete held various positions in the marketing and distribution groups, from 1985 to 1998, including as U.S. marketing director. Mr. Preete has served on the board of directors of Avient Corporation, a specialized provider of polymer materials, services and solutions, since December 2013, and previously served on the board of Univar Solutions Inc., a global chemical and ingredient distributor, from May 2018 until its acquisition by Apollo Funds in August 2023. Mr. Preete has served as a director of Corteva since March 2021.

Rajesh Raj Kalathur, age 58, has nearly thirty years of experience across finance, information technology, operations, and sales and marketing functions at Deere & Company (Deere), a global leader in the production of agricultural, construction, and forestry equipment and solutions. Most recently, Mr. Kalathur served as the president of John Deere Financial, a leading financial services provider for dealers and customers of John Deere equipment, and chief information officer of Deere from 2019 through his retirement in January 2026. As chief information officer, Mr. Kalathur oversaw Deere's information technology function, and recently led its implementation of its agile information technology operating model and digital transformation leveraging artificial intelligence and automation technologies. Mr. Kalathur also served as Deere's chief financial officer from September 2012 to March 2019, and then again from May 2022 to September 2022. Since February 2025, Mr. Kalathur has served as a director of American Tower Corporation, a global real estate investment trust, which acts as an independent owner, operator and developer of multitenant communications real estate with a portfolio of over 148,000 communications sites and an interconnected footprint of U.S. data center facilities.

Mr. Johnson was named Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective in September 2024. Prior to joining Corteva, Mr. Johnson served as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer of Atkore Inc. from August 2018 through August 9, 2024, and has more than 30 years of experience in strategic and financial planning, risk assessment, mergers & acquisitions, global tax strategies, international operations and internal controls. Prior to joining Atkore Inc., Mr. Johnson served in various finance leadership roles at Eaton Corporation from 1989 through 2018. Most recently at Eaton, Mr. Johnson was Vice President-Finance & Operations for the electrical sector business, where he was responsible for sector financial planning, analysis, and reporting; compliance, credit & collections; government accounting; as well as global purchasing, manufacturing strategies, logistics and distribution. Prior to that, Mr. Johnson was Vice President-Finance and Planning for the Americas region (Eaton Electrical) where he was responsible for reporting,

Mr. O'Connor was named Executive Vice President, Seed Business Unit of Corteva, effective December 2024. Mr. O'Connor has over 30 years of experience in agriculture and served as Corteva's President for the North America commercial business since July 2022. Prior to that, Mr. O'Connor served as the President for its U.S. commercial business since August 2018. Prior to Corteva's spin from DowDuPont, Inc., Mr. O'Connor was the North America Commercial Leader for DuPont Pioneer, where he was responsible for integration activities supporting the merger of DuPont and The Dow Chemical Company. Mr. O'Connor held various leadership positions in the Seed Business including Vice President of Integrated Operations & Commercial Effectiveness for DuPont Pioneer, Business Director and Vice President for the Pioneer brand sales organization. He previously served as Regional President for DuPont Latin America and was based in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Prior to joining Corteva, Mr. O'Connor began his career in the crop protection sector with American Cyanamid where he held a number of sales, marketing and leadership positions.

Dr. Johnson was named Corteva's Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, effective September 15, 2025 and Corporate Secretary as of January 1, 2026. As of December 8, 2025, she provides oversight of Corteva's public affairs function. Prior to joining Corteva, Dr. Johnson served as the

Marcos M. Lutz, age 56, was appointed chairman of the board of directors of Ultrapar Participacoes S.A., a major Brazilian conglomerate operating in various sectors, including energy, mobility and logistics infrastruture, in April 2025. Mr. Lutz joined Ultrapar in April 2021 as a member of the board, and from January 2022 to April 2025 held the position of chief executive officer, and served as vice-chair of the board from April 2023 to April 2025. Mr. Lutz currently also serves as chairman of the board of Hidrovias do Brasil S.A., a publicly-traded integrated logistics solutions company, which is majority held by Ultrapar, and is a member of the board of directors of Itau Unibanco S.A., one of the largest financial institutions in Latin America, a position he has held since April 2025. Previously, Mr. Lutz was chief executive officer of Cosan Limited, a Brazil-based holding company that operates in strategic sectors including agribusiness, fuel and natural gas distribution, lubricants and logistics, from April 2015 to April 2020, and served as a director of Cosan from December 2009 to June 2020. Prior to joining Cosan, he held senior leadership roles at Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (CSN) SA, most recently serving as vice president of infrastructure and energy with responsibility for the company's hydroelectric plants, logistics, railways and port terminals. Prior to that, he was the chief operating officer for Ultracargo S.A., Ultra Group's logistics subsidiary. Mr. Lutz previously served as a director at Monsanto Company from May 2014 to June 2018. Mr. Lutz has served as a director of Corteva since June 2019.

Charles V. Magro, age 56, is expected to be the chief executive officer of Vylor. Mr. Magro has served as the chief executive officer and director of Corteva since November 2021. Prior to joining Corteva, Mr. Magro served as president and chief executive officer of Nutrien Ltd. from the company's launch in 2018 until April 2021. From 2014 to 2018, he served as president and chief executive officer of Agrium Inc., which merged with Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. to create Nutrien Ltd. As president and chief executive officer of Nutrien Ltd., Mr. Magro led more than 27,000 employees to achieve best-in-class engagement, top safety performance and exceptional business results. While at Nutrien, he also led the company through numerous M&A transactions, thereby expanding its global footprint. Prior to this role, Mr. Magro held a variety of other key leadership positions with the company, including chief operating officer, chief risk officer, executive vice president of corporate development, and vice president of manufacturing. He joined Agrium Inc. in 2009 following a productive career with NOVA Chemicals Corp. Mr. Magro has served on the board of directors of Ingredion Inc., a global provider of ingredient solutions to the food and beverage manufacturing industry, since May 2022. He was also recently named chair of the board of directors of CropLife International, effective January 1, 2026. Mr. Magro previously served on the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board from 2018 until March 2022.

Johannes Jannie J. Oosthuizen, age 59, has spent over a decade at Merck & Co., Inc. (Merck) in various sales, marketing and business roles. Beginning in 2026, Mr. Oosthuizen has served as executive vice president and president, oncology and MSD International, where he leads Merck's global oncology business and holds P&L responsibility for U.S. Oncology and Merck's 75-plus markets outside of the U.S., driving the company's continued leadership in oncology and overseeing commercial execution at the market level across the full human health portfolio. From 2022 to 2026, Mr. Oosthuizen served as president, Merck Human Health U.S. where he oversaw P&L, strategy and commercialization for Merck's broad U.S. portfolio. Prior to that, Mr. Oosthuizen was Merck's president, global oncology. Prior to Merck, Mr. Oosthuizen spent 21 years at Eli Lilly and Company in a wide range of commercial and marketing roles with increasing responsibility.

Karen H. Grimes, age 69, is expected to serve as the non-executive chairman of Vylor. Ms. Grimes was senior managing director, partner, and equity portfolio manager at Wellington Management Company LLP, an investment management firm, from January 2008 through December 2018. Prior to joining Wellington Management Company in 1995, she held the position of director of research and equity analyst at Wilmington Trust Company, a financial investment and banking services firm from 1988 to 1995. Before that, Ms. Grimes was a portfolio manager and equity analyst at First Atlanta Corporation from 1983 to 1986 and at Butcher and Singer from 1986 to 1988. Ms. Grimes holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. Ms. Grimes began her career as a field engineer in the Atlanta office at IBM after serving for three years in the U.S. Army. Ms. Grimes has served as a director of Toll Brothers, Inc., a company that builds, markets and finances residential and commercial properties in the U.S., since March 2019, and previously served on the board of TEGNA, Inc., a broadcast, digital media, and marketing services company, from February 2020 until April 2025. Ms. Grimes has served as a director of Corteva since March 2021.

Dr. Eathington was named Executive Vice President, Chief Technology and Digital Officer of Corteva effective April 2022, where he is responsible for leading its global research and development organization, building and expanding its industry-leading pipeline, and overseeing all aspects of Corteva's digital farming strategy and investments. He joined Corteva in November 2020 and served as Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer from January 2021 until April 2022. A recognized leader in agricultural innovation, Dr. Eathington served as Chief Science Officer of The Climate Corporation (part of the crop science division of Bayer AG) from December 2015 until April 2020. Prior to assuming that role, Dr. Eathington spent 19 years with Monsanto Corporation, in various roles and becoming Vice President, Global Plant Breeding beginning in February 2011.

Victor Aguilar, age 59, has served is various innovation and research and development leadership roles at The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) across three continents for over 35 years. Mr. Aguilar has served as P&G's chief research, development and innovation Officer since October 2020, where he leads P&G's research and development organization, global innovation program and strategy, including its nearly $2 billion annual investment in research and development, and end-to-end packaging transformation, as well as serving as a liaison to P&G's board of director's innovation and technology committee.